Putin’s secret daughter ‘lives in Paris as a part-time DJ under fake name’

The secret daughter of Putin lives in Paris under a pseudonym and is a part-time DJ, reports from Ukrainian media have claimed.

Elizaveta Krivonogikh, 21, is said to be the Russian leader’s daughter from an alleged affair with Svetland Krivonogigk, a former cleaner who is now one of Russia’s richest women.

The supposed affair took place when he was married to Lyudmila Putina, with whom he has two children.

The 21-year-old goes by the names Luiza Rozova and Elizaveta Olegovna Rudnova, according to an investigation by the Ukrainian television station TSN.

Her birth certificate was tracked down by reporters, and whilst her father’s name was not on it, her patronymic name was indicated as Vladimirovna. This means “daughter of Vladimir”.

The 21-year-old’s false names are also linked to Putin, journalists have said.

Olegovna means “daughter of Oleg”, and Oleg Rudnov, a media manager from St Petersburg, had been a close friend of Putin before his death in 2015.

Rudnov was previously reported to have carried out personal tasks for the Russian president, including purchasing property for Krivonogikh.

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Luisa Rozova is also a variation of this name, which journalists say she was given to hide her true identity.

The Kremlin has not responded to the report and rarely comments on Putin’s family life.

A report released in 2020 by independent Russian outlet Proekt which said Putin had a daughter with Svetland in 2003 who looked “phenomenally similar” to the Russian leader. was called “gutter press”.

Ukrainian media has now reported that the 21-year-old lives in Paris and has studied at the ICART international school of art management.

Photos were published of her – taken from her now deleted social media accounts – which showed her dancing and pouting.

She deleted her profiles following the invasion of Ukraine, with individuals trolling her comments with Ukrainian flags.

In 2021, she told the Russian outlet that she was not disturbed by the attention thrust upon her.

“I’d hit a rut in life,” she said. “Things had stagnated. I’m very grateful that I got this opportunity — that I lit up like this and people saw my account [on Instagram].”

Last year, Svetlana was added to the UK’s sanctions list for “constantly promoting the Russian attack on Ukraine”.

Putin has two legitimate daughters, named Maria and Katerina, whose mother is Putina.

The pair divorced in 2014 and she Putina has since remarried as Lyudmila Ocheretnaya,